Britain’s bats are in trouble – here’s what we can do to help

Bats have long been the victims of bad publicity. Misunderstood and misrepresented, they are widely feared, but these little mammals are useful allies in the garden: just one bat will consume between 2,000 and 6,000 insects in a single night. Even a pipistrelle – the smallest of the UK’s bats – can get through 3,000. Britain’s bats are in trouble – and that’s bad news for Britain’s gardeners. Here’s what we can do to help

http://m.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2013/mar/08/gardening-save-bats

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